The Excelsior Manual of Dancing

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Let Glasgow Flourish ~ Williams		J. F. Wallace 1872 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor

Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol II

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sir Roger de Coverley ~ Wilson		Thompson ~1770 Thomas Wilson 1808		Longways as many as will permutation: 23451

12 Country Dances dedicated to the Young Gentlemen of Ealing School

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ben the Sailor		George McFarren 1808 Regency Dances		Triple Minor

14 Country Dances, 2 Cotillions and 2 Minuets

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
First of September		Thomas Kilvington ~1785 Green Ginger 2019		Triple Minor

Alexander Leaflet 24

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Butterscotch and Honey		Jean Alexander (date unknown)		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

American Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Beaux of Oak Hill		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008		Duple Minor
Lady Walpole's Reel		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

American Folk Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Figure Eight - Dozier		Z. A. Dozier ~1939		Custom
North Carolina Square Dance		Margaret L. Engle ~1939		Custom

Among the Pines

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The American Husband		Pat Shaw 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Her Man		Pat Shaw 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Levi Jackson Rag		Pat Shaw 1974		Custom

The Atlanta Branch RSCDS, Celebrating 50 years

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Golden Dogwood		Susan Tumlin 2024		Square
Joined at the Hip		Catherine Shaw ~2026		Triple Minor
Run for the Roses		Sarah Craighead ~2026		Square permutation: 4123
Stone Mountain Golden Gala Reel		Holly Boyd 2022		Square permutation: 4123

Autumn Collection, 1983

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Micmac Rotary		John Drewry 1983		R96 Square

The Ball Room Manual

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Tempest ~ Holden #1		Washburn 1855 Rickey Holden 1956 Cracking Chestnuts		Tempest

The Ball-Room, or the Juvenile Pupil's Assistant; Containing the Most Fashionable Quadrilles, with Les Lanciers of Sixteen, As Danced in the Public & Private Assemblies in Paris

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Grand Petronelle ~ Quadrille		J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Square
Petronelle ~ Quadrille		J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Square

Belfast Diamond Jubilee Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A Diamond for Belfast		Marilyn Watson 2006		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Bob Lilley's Nightmarish (and Other) Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Nineteen		Bob Lilley 1987		Duple Minor

Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bratach Bàna		John Drewry 1964		Triple Minor

Campbell's 15th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Delvine Side		William Campbell ~1800 RSCDS 1925		Triple Minor

The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bees of Maggieknockater		John Drewry 1977	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Lantern of the North		John Drewry 1977		Triple Minor

Carnforth Collection 1

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Celtic Cross		Derek Haynes 1991		Square

Celebrating 50 Years (RSCDS Los Angeles)

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Catalina Express		Doris Fisher ~2016		Square
Chuck's Strathspey		Frank Wu 2013		Triple Minor
The Four Branches		Bill Hartung ~2016		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Santa Monica Rag		Los Angeles Branch Demonstraion Team ~2016		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Tuolumne Tournée		Shirley Saturensky 1994		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

Cent contredanses en rond

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
La Sophie		d'Aubat de St. Flour ~1757		Square

Colin Hume's Website

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Going at Sixty		Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Custom

A Collection of Favourite Reels and Strathspeys by the most Eminent Composers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The College Hornpipe - RSCDS		William Boag 1797 RSCDS 1959		Triple Minor

Community Dance Manuals, Book 1

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Circassian Circle - CDM		Maud Karpeles 1928 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

The Complete Ball-Room Hand-Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Devil's Dream - Burchenal		Elias Howe 1858 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Duple Minor
The Merry Haymakers ~ Burchenal		Elias Howe 1858 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Duple Minor
The Merry Haymakers ~ Howe		Elias Howe 1858 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor

The Contra Dance Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Happy Valley Reel		Ralph Page 1936		Duple Minor

The Cotillons, Made Plain and Easy

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bonny Lads		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Les Bons Enfans		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Cotillion Changes		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Devil upon two sticks		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Diable Boiteux		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
La Fracas des Medecin		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Mad Doctor		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Medecin Extravagante		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square
The Physical Squabble		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Royal Traveller		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Vovageur Royal		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square

Cowboy Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Adam and Eve		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Birdie in a Cage		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Divide the Ring and Cut Away Four		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Him and Her ~ Shaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Forward up six		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Four Gents Lead Out		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Him and Her ~ Shaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
The Lady Round the Lady ~ Shaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939	Colin Hume	Square
The Lady Walks Around		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
The Ocean Wave ~ Shaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Old Arkansaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Right and Left		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Right Hand Star ~ Shaw		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Star by the Right		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Texas Star		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square

Craigievar Book 2

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Laggan Bay		Bill Forbes 1988		Triple Minor

The Dancing Master, The Third Volume, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Constant Lover #2		John Young ~1726 Andrew Shaw 2024		Triple Minor

Devonian Double Circle

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Clockmender's Jig		Colin Andrews ~1986		6 Couple Rectangle permutation: 612345
The Corkscrew Jig		Colin Andrews ~1986		Triple Minor
The Devonian Double Circle		Colin Andrews ~1986		Duple Minor Progressed
The Duke of Cornwall's Delight		Colin Andrews ~1981		6 Couple Longways permutation: 241635
Gareth's Gallop		Colin Andrews ~1986		Custom permutation: 74163852
Round Robin		Colin Andrews ~1986		Circle as many as will
Virginia Roundabout		Colin Andrews ~1986		Circle as many as will

The Donside Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Dancing Master		John Drewry 1989		J4×96 Square

Dragonfly

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Redwood Arbor		Bob McMurtry 2005		Triple Minor

Dunedin Dances 5

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dunedin Quadrille		John Bowie Dickson ~1999		R4×32 Square

Ellen Taylor's English Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Amorous Goddess		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Delia		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

First Set of Quadrilles

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The First Set		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
Payne's 1st Set of Quadrilles		Edward Payne 1815 George Williams 2024		Square
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Facing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ Hillgrove		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Facing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ Hillgrove		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
Quadrille Français Double		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square

For Friends and Family

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
On the Oregon Trail		Deanna St. Amand 1995		Triple Minor

For the Furher Improvement of Dancing

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Busie Body		John Essex 1710 Philippe Callens 2011		Duple Minor

Further Flights of Fancy

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Winter Solstice		Wendy Crouch 1988	Bare Necessities	Custom permutation: 53412

Give and Take

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Twiddley Diddely		Walter Lenk ~1993		Duple Minor

The Goldcrest Collection

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dance of a Lifetime		Joseph Pimentel 2012	Goldcrest	Circle as many as will
A Health to all Good Dancers		Joseph Pimentel 2014		Duple Minor

Good Morning: Music, Calls and Directions for Old-Time Dancing as Revived by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Round the Lady - Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925	Colin Hume	Square
Four Ladies to the Center ~ Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925		Square
Newport Quadrille ~ Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925		Square
Four Ladies to the Center ~ Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925		Square
Lady Round the Lady - Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925	Colin Hume	Square
Newport Quadrille ~ Ford		Benjamin B Lovett 1925		Square

Graded and Social Dances 1

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ayr Promenade		Roy Goldring ~1990		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Ayr Promenade ~ Gilbert		Roy Goldring ~1990 Ilse Gilbert 2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Collie Law		Roy Goldring ~1990		Duple Minor

Graded and Social Dances 2

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Lady Wynd		Roy Goldring 1996		Triple Minor

Impropriety Vol. 6

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Blackberry Sorbet		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2015		Circle as many as will

An Itch to Dance

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gypsy Dreams		Terry Glasspool 2000		Duple Minor

The Modern Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Circassian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sicilian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Ness House 2

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tap the Barrel		Sue Burridge 2014		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

The Northeast Square Dancer

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
East Meets West		Herbie Gaudreau ~1960		Duple Minor

Northern Junket

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Crooked Stovepipe #1		Ralph Page 1949		Square
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
The Girl I Left Behind Me #1		Duke Miller 1949 Ralph Page 1949		Square
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Swing Two Ladies		Ralph Page 1949		Square
Three Hand Star		Ralph Page 1949		Square
Wait for the Wagon		Ralph Page 1949		Square

Old Square Dances of America

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Round Lady ~ Dunlavy		Tressie Dunlavy 1932	Colin Hume	Square

Pat Shaw Collection of Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Freda's Fancy		Pat Shaw 1949		Duple Minor

Pinewoods Collection 2

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Legacy		Iain Goddard ~2005		Triple Minor

PostScriptum

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Summer Days		Philippe Callens 1986		Duple Minor

Revelations

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tournée du Chat Noir		Jenna Simpson 2018		Triple Minor

Rondel Book of Scottish Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
1314		John Drewry 1967		Square

RSCDS Book 22

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Balmoral Strathspey		John A. Charles ~1963		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

RSCDS Book 23

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alltshellach		Elizabeth D Gilroy 1967		Duple Minor

RSCDS Book 31

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Autumn in Appin		John Drewry 1982		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

RSCDS Book 39

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Robertson Rant		Mrs. Douglas Winchester 1949		Square

RSCDS Book 40

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
EH3 7AF		Roy Goldring 1999		Triple Minor

RSCDS Book 49

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Library of Birmingham		Kenneth J Reid 2015		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
MacDonald of Keppoch		Chris Ronald 2015		Square permutation: 4123

RSCDS Book 54

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Tea Pottery		Duncan Brown ~2020		Square

The Scholar's Companion and Ball-Room Vade-Mecum

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Circassian Circle ~ Sicilian		Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Duple Minor
The Sicilian Circle		Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Duple Minor
The Spanish Dance		Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Duple Minor

Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bruce's Men		Roy Goldring 2002		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Scottish Country Dances for Children

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Come under my Plaidie		Anonymous 1981		Duple Minor

Ship Ahoy!

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ready Aye Ready		Sarah Horne and Judy Grimsey ~2020		Custom permutation: 53412

Skillern's Compleat Collection of Two Hundred & Four Reels and Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Birks of Endermay		Thomas Skillern 1776 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor
The Birks of Invermay		Thomas Skillern 1776 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor

Spoil the Broth

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Instant Mix		Tom Cook 1993		Circle as many as will

Square Dances of the Great Smoky Mountains

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Around the Lady, and the Gent Also ~ Smoky Mountains		Frank Smith 1939		Custom
Open Tunnel ~ Smoky Mountains		Frank Smith 1939		Custom

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1781

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dartford Camp #1 ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Skillern 1781 A. Simons 1961		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dartford Camp #1 ~ Triple		Thomas Skillern 1781 A. Simons 1961		Triple Minor

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1786

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tunbridge Castle		Thompson 1786 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

W.M Cahusac's Annual Collection of Twenty-four favorite Country Dances for the Year 1785

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Queen of Hearts - Cahusac/3 Couple		William Cahusac 1785 Roland Suhr ~2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Queen of Hearts - Cahusac/Triple		William Cahusac 1785 Roland Suhr ~2022		Triple Minor

Zesty Contras

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Queen's Favorite		Traditional (date unknown)		Duple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1776

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fête Champêtre		Thompson 1776 Philippe Callens 1999		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1778

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Graces		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1780

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Doubtful Shepherd ~ Williams		Thompson 1780 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor

Twenty Four American Country Dances danced by the British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Walton		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor

A Treatise on Dancing

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Devil's Dream		Saltator 1802 Ralph Page 1967 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

A Companion to the Ball Room

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Carl cam' ower the Croft ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
The Carle came o're the Craft ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Hame Came Our Gude Man ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1981		Triple Minor
Hame Came Our Gude Man ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Lady Baird's Reel		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1955		Triple Minor
Lady Baird's Reel ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Only Jo and Dearie, O ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1961		Triple Minor
My Only Joe & Deary O ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Woo'd & Married & A'		Thomas Wilson 1816		Triple Minor
Woo'd and Married and A'		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor

A Pocket Companion to the French and English Country Dancing

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sicilian		G.M.S. Chivers 1821 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor

Complete Ball-Room Hand Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Speed the Plough ~ Howe		Elias Howe 1858		Duple Minor

Kate Hughes' Dancing Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Clutha ~ RSCDS		Kate Hughes ~1867 RSCDS 1983		Square

Unique Dancing Call Book

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Old Dan Tucker ~ Burchenal		Charles Link 1893 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Custom
Old Dan Tucker ~ Link		Charles Link 1893 George Williams 2022		Custom

The Country Dance Book (Part 5)

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bird in the Cage ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Box the Gnat ~ Quicksand		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Box the Gnat ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
The California Show Basket ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Chase the Squirrel ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Cutting off Three, Two, and One ~ Quicksand		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Figure Eight ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Going Down Town ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
The Wild Goose Chase ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Quicksand		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Quicksand Progression		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Four ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Three - The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Ladies in Center Back to Back ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Chase the Squirrel ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Tucker		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Custom
The Old Shuck Basket		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Quicksand		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Quicksand Progression		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Hands Across ~ Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Rights and Lefts ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Shoot the Owl ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Treat 'Em All Right ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Tucker		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Custom
Waltz Swing ~ Quicksand		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
The Wild Goose Chase ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square
Wind up the Ball of Yarn ~ The Running Set		Cecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918		Square

Maggot Pie

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gossip Joan		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932		3 Couple Circle

Dances with a Difference, Vol. 1

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Hobby Horse		Colin Hume & Peter Jenkins 1980	Kafoozalum	Square
Walkaway		Pat Skelton 1980	Kafoozalum	Duple Minor

Dances with a Difference, Vol. 2

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Peter's Maze		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	Square

Calculated Figures

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The David Circle		Gary Roodman 1987		Lines of Four
Little Bug Reel		Gary Roodman 1987		Duple Minor
Rational Reel		Gary Roodman 1987		Quadruple Minor Becket
Rise and Run		Gary Roodman 1987		4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 2341

Dances with a Difference, Vol. 3

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The New Man		Colin Hume 1987	The Rampions	3 Couple Longways

Additional Calculated Figures

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
And Now, the Fourcast		Gary Roodman 1992		4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 4123
The New Wood Floor		Gary Roodman 1992		Lines of Four
Top of the Deck		Gary Roodman 1992	Kate Barnes, and Mary Lea	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Waiting on the Corner		Gary Roodman 1992		4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 4123

The Fallibroome Garden

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Walnut Tree		Bernard Bentley 1993		Square

Dances with a Difference, Vol. 4

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Buttercross		Colin Hume 1996	Colin Hume	6 Couple Longways
Chippenham Chaser		Colin Hume 1996		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3421
The Vet's Revenge		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

Continental Capers

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Mortsel Circle		Philippe Callens 1997		Circle as many as will

Hudson Barn II

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Phil-Harmonic		Shag Graetz 1978		Duple Minor

A Number of Calculated Figures

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Johnson City Circle		Gary Roodman 2000	Cilantrio	5 Couple Circle

Serendipity

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Mud Dauber		Fried de Metz Herman 1984		Duple Minor
The Old City Triad		Fried de Metz Herman 1995		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

A Group of Calculated Figures

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mevagissey Car Park		Gary Roodman 2011	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	4 Couple Longways Becket
Mevagissey Car Park ~ Revisited		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	4 Couple Longways Becket
New Hampshire Nocturne		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

A Sequence of Calculated Figures

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
It's a Draw		Gary Roodman 2015		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
204	204	32

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.

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Promenade

Bars: however long is needed.

Promenading consists of dancing beside your partner, holding hands. There are various hand positions. The most common one has both hands in front, right hand in partner's right, left in partner's left.

History

Sharp uses a promenade in his interpretation of Adson's Saraband, Playford, 1651. But I'm not sure he is right to do so. Playford says:

First cu. lead down between the rest, come with a compass to your places, the rest following

Which sounds rather different to me.

The concept of "promenading" came over from France with Cotillions.

Thomas Hurst, in his The Cotillons Made PLAIN and EASY, 1769, (page 9), defines promenading:

TWELFTH CHANGE, The Promenade, or Walk.

Every Gentleman takes his Partner by the Left-Hand; and putting his Right-Hand round her Waist; in this Manner they follow each other all round in a great Ring, and finish in their proper Places.

Note, this is not the modern skaters' hold promenade

I think Wilson may be the first to suggest joining hands in front, in his The Quadrille and Cotillion Panorama:

6.—PROMENADE, THE GREAT

All the four couples cross hands with their partners, and move round in a circle to places.

See Also

• Three Couple Promenade Round

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